24th Women & Society Conference - 2015

October 23 & 24, 2015

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Stacey Radin

Dr. Stacey Radin (PhD in Psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University) is a psychologist, researcher, and consultant who has dedicated her career to the development of girls and women. She is the founder and president of Corporate Equilibrium, specializing in the psychology of organizational effectiveness, and a member of the United Nation’s Working Group on Girls. Dr. Radin is also Founder and CEO of Unleashed-- a social justice program for middle schools empowering them to take a stand against an injustice they care deeply about; advocating for animal rights and welfare. Most recently, she is the author of Brave Girls: Raising Young Women with Passion and Purpose to Become Powerful Leaders with Leslie Goldman, published by Simon & Schuster in 2015.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Proposals and abstracts are being solicited for the 2015 Women & Society Conference. This feminist conference is interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary, covering all aspects of women & gender being studied in the academy. The conference mentors and models feminist inquiry/scholarship for undergraduate students so joint faculty/student papers and excellent student papers are also considered, undergraduates may attend at no cost.

Please send your 250 word abstract with a brief bio. Papers, workshops, roundtables and panels are welcome; please include abstracts and bios for all participants, with one contact person. Please include all contact information--including home and e-mail addresses for summer correspondence to: